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Watching the lakes and seeing them change

Written October 1st, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Like in past years, the back and forth of aquatic growth on Waverly and other Albany lakes has provided fodder for this blog over much of this summer. On a bike ride Monday I noticed yet another change.


Why Waverly Lake now looks so green

Written September 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

A different kind of watery plant has covered almost all of Albany’s Waverly Lake with a greenish carpet of muck. But this is expected to be temporary, likely to disappear when it starts raining.


 
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